pressingly
pressingly adverb: with a sense of urgency, because it is very important.
Adverb
pressingly (comparative more pressingly, superlative most pressingly)
- With a sense of urgency, because it is very important.
- I wrote pressingly to Mr. Boone to raise men with all expedition to join capt. Floyd.1998, Lyman Copeland Draper, The Life of Daniel Boone, page 310
- Importantly. Often used with more in this sense.
- Why would you do that on a date, and why, more pressingly, would you do that at the beginning of a date?
- With enthusiasm. With friendly encouragement.
- In early 1993, further education staff were pressingly invited to seminars, workshops and training days to prepare for liberation from the local education authorities.2001 April 10, Gillian Healey, “Managing to cope”, in The Guardian
Synonyms of pressingly
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Forms of pressingly
| comparative | more pressingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pressingly |
Origin of pressingly
From pressing + -ly.
Words formed from pressingly
Questions about pressingly
- What does pressingly mean?
- Pressingly means with a sense of urgency, because it is very important.
- What part of speech is pressingly?
- Pressingly is an adverb.
Words near pressingly in the dictionary
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